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How To Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (And Enjoy It)

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How To Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (And Enjoy It) (2005)

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Reviews Counted:12

Fresh:11

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.3/10

Runtime: 85 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Starring: Melvin Van Peebles, Mario Van Peebles, Spike Lee, Gordon Parks

Starring: Melvin Van Peebles, Mario Van Peebles, Spike Lee, Gordon Parks

Director: Joe Angio

Director: Joe Angio

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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
05/29/08
Ronnie Scheib
Ronnie Scheib
Variety
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A phenomenal outline of [Melvin Van Peeble's] prolific and varied life.

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09/17/07
Christopher Campbell
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Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
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The first film to fully encompass Van Peebles' long, varied and impressive career.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Eric Monder
Eric Monder
Film Journal International

A warts and all bio-pic which chronicles the life of a brash Renaissance Man who, frustrated by racism in America, abandoned the U.S. for France at an early age to pursue an assortment of artistic endeavors overseas.

Full Review Source: BlackFilm.com | comment Comment
01/18/07
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
BlackFilm.com

[Van Peebles] could surely survive a more critical and complete look at his extraordinary life and times.

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11/27/06
Nathan Rabin
Nathan Rabin
AV Club

The 72-year-old Melvin remains fascinating as an artist, self-promoter, and success story.

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02/07/06
Jeremiah Kipp
Jeremiah Kipp
Slant Magazine

... offers a solid overview of the pioneering African-American filmmaker's wide-ranging career.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
01/20/06
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

... enlightening doc ...

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
01/20/06
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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Angio's film is an excellent introduction, but it won't be long before you realize that his subject is too complex to be contained in a single admiring tribute.

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01/20/06
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
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How to Eat is finally nostalgic, albeit less so for Van Peebles, who at 73 remains active on multiple artistic fronts, than for a lost era when brash individualism and radical politics seemed to go hand in hand.

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01/19/06
Joshua Land
Joshua Land
Village Voice
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This documentary about the pioneering black filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles is nearly as mischevious and fascinating as its subject.

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01/19/06
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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Melvin Van Peebles gets the idolatrous treatment in this documentary by first-time director Joe Angio.

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01/19/06
Peter Rainer
Peter Rainer
Christian Science Monitor

Frisky, enthralling and inspiring.

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01/19/06
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